Northern property developer Breck Homes has begun development of its first housing development in Yorkshire, in partnership with affordable housing provider Incommunities.
The 53-unit development at Rushton Avenue, Bradford, will feature a range of two-to-four-bedroom houses in addition to maisonettes and apartments, which will be made available for social rent. It will also feature communal gardens and shared space.
The brownfield scheme, which gained planning permission from City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council in March, was formerly vacant land owned by national retailer Morrisons.
It represents the first development in a new partnership between Breck Homes and Yorkshire-based Incommunities. Construction is expected to be complete in summer 2027.
Breck is a property development and investment company established in Lancashire in 2020. In the six years since its launch, the company has built over 1,000 homes through its affordable housing arm Breck Homes, with a further 2,000 in its development pipeline.
As part of its expansion across the North, Breck purchased a 4,400 sq ft office at Millshaw Park Industrial Estate near Leeds in summer 2025 as its Yorkshire headquarters and currently has a growing pipeline of sites across the county.
Nigel Robson, managing director – Yorkshire, Breck Homes said: “There is an urgent need for new affordable housing in Bradford, and more widely across Yorkshire.
“Since Breck was launched six years ago, we have grown across the North through the consistent development of high-quality affordable housing communities in genuine partnership with registered affordable housing providers.
“Getting spades in the ground at Rushton Avenue represents not only our first development in Yorkshire, but also our first with Incommunities. As a company, we see real opportunity across the county in the coming years to meet the need for affordable housing and create communities that people of all ages and backgrounds can be genuinely proud of.
“We’re excited for what the future of our partnership holds with Incommunities as part of that.”
Incommunities is a social housing provider based in Shipley, west Yorkshire, which manages over 22,000 properties across the county, primarily in the Bradford area.
Graeme Scott, executive director of development and property, Incommunities, said: “We’re pleased to be working with Breck Homes on Rushton Avenue, which marks the beginning of what we hope will be a strong and successful partnership.
“With a large proportion of our homes located across the Bradford district, investing in developments like this remains a key priority for us. The scheme will provide 53 much-needed homes for social rent, transforming a vacant brownfield site into high-quality new homes for local people.”
In addition to Rushton Avenue, Breck is progressing several further proposed affordable housing developments in Yorkshire.
This includes two additional developments in Bradford, a 20-home affordable housing development at Flockton Road which gained planning permission last week (March 30) and a 34-home development in Brompton Avenue which is currently awaiting planning approval.
Breck is in discussions with Incommunities to acquire both schemes on completion.
Graeme added: “Together these three developments would deliver 107 new homes. This reflects our shared ambition to bring forward more affordable homes across West Yorkshire and deliver long-term positive impact in the communities we serve.”
In addition to the three developments being progressed in Bradford, Breck is also awaiting planning for 135 homes in Pudsey, Leeds.